(A fact which made me smile)
A family friend took me
Who was covering the trial.
The defendant was quite silent
Very much the introvert
Unassuming and tiny in
His loose-fitting white shirt.
At times he seemed rather lost
In all the legal proceedings
Often sitting without moving
Throughout his lawyers' pleadings.
A courtroom artist nodded off
As I watched his techniques
I met the defendant's mother
Who pinched both of my cheeks.
The morning session broke for lunch
And a bathroom I needed to find
I raced past newsmen with microphones
Who wondered what was on my mind.
I didn't think The Fourth Estate
Were folks I should be shunning
I stopped and blurted, "No comment"
And then resumed my running.
VERSE CASE SCENARIO
Tony Peyser provides daily poems and weekly cartoons for BuzzFlash and also writes the BuzzFlash column, "Blue State Jukebox [0]." He was a daily cartoonist for the L.A. Times from 1994 to 1997. You can e-mail Tony at tonypeyser@yahoo.com.
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